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The Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area holds an important strategic position in the new national development pattern. Standing on the 116th floor of Ping An Financial Center located in Futian, Shenzhen, one can take a panoramic view of the three places, with a myriad of scenery. Behind, a 10000 ton cargo ship departing from Nansha Port crossed the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge and sailed towards the sea; In front of us, goods departing from the Humen Port Comprehensive Bonded Zone in Dongguan are flying from Hong Kong International Airport to the world.

In 2022, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area's total economic output will exceed 13 trillion yuan, which is one step closer to building a world-class bay area and world-class urban agglomeration. This year, it carries more expectations-becoming the strategic fulcrum of the new development pattern, the demonstration place of high-quality development, and the leading place of Chinese-style modernization.

As a great opportunity to deepen reform and opening up, how can Guangdong write this big article about Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area's construction? Recently, the reporter walked into Guangzhou, Dongguan, Foshan, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, looking for clues and answers from the economic front.

Dagang Bridge builds a passageway

At the beginning of the rain, the blue sky was surging in Guangzhou Port, and the sea breeze was hunting. At the edge of Nansha Port Phase IV automatic wharf, under a forest of tower cranes, Beidou navigation unmanned intelligent guided vehicles can pass through freely. There are many "best"-the only major port that has lasted for more than 2000 years in the history of world maritime transportation, the largest grain transit port in the country, and the largest domestic container hub port. It is also an important automobile hub port in China and a hub port for routes in Africa and Southeast Asia.

Port is not only an important hub and node to link domestic and foreign markets and smooth the "double cycle", but also an important part of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area's infrastructure construction, which plays a strategic, basic and leading role. "as a transportation hub for China's energy, raw materials and materials transportation and north-south commodity exchanges, Guangzhou Port's cargo throughput in 2022 is 656 million tons, ranking fifth in the world; and container throughput is 24.86 million TEUs, ranking sixth in the world." Song Xiaoming, deputy general manager of Guangzhou Port Group Co., Ltd.

From January to May this year, the cargo throughput and container throughput of Nansha Port increased by 4.0% and 6.7% respectively over the same period last year, of which foreign trade containers increased by 10% over the same period last year. In the first four months of this year, the overall efficiency of container ships in Guangzhou Port ranked first among the major ports in the world.

As a new generation of intelligent port, the fourth phase of Nansha Port of Guangzhou Port is the first automated terminal in the world to apply Beidou navigation system and 5G communication, and is the first to adopt a new generation of automated container terminal technology in the world. According to reports, in the future, Guangdong will speed up the construction of an international shipping hub in Guangzhou and turn Guangzhou Port into a high-level opening hub in the new era.

Downstream from the Pearl River Estuary, interconnection in the Greater Bay area is further accelerating. On the 11th, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan undersea tunnel closed smoothly, and Shenzhen and Zhongshan "officially held hands" at the bottom of Lingdingyang. Further south, Changhong lies on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, winding in the sun.

"after the opening of the bridge in 2018, we became the first company to supply fresh seafood to the Hong Kong market through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. Benefiting from the continuous improvement of the customs clearance environment at the bridge and port, our fishing and aquaculture seafood supply business has grown steadily in recent years, accounting for about 25% of the Hong Kong market. At present, more than 15000 tons of seafood are exported through Daqiao Port, with an export value of more than 1.5 billion yuan. " Weng Xipeng, general manager of Zhuhai Haimiao Aquatic products Co., Ltd.

The connection of system and mechanism to promote development

"if you can't get out of Australia, you can start a Hengqin enterprise." On June 11, Liang Yiyi, director of business development of Tianwang Intelligent Control Technology Co., Ltd., from Macao, told the other day that the first batch of 20 typical cases of Guangdong Province in promoting the docking of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area rules were announced: financial research funds to achieve cross-border allocation and use, "Hong Kong and Macao Medicine and Machinery pass" …... The in-depth promotion of the rule mechanism "soft Unicom" will turn "institutional differences" into "institutional benefits", so as to deepen the cooperation among Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao and enter a new stage of integration and development.

In Dongguan-Hong Kong International Airport Centre, a batch of circuit boards will be installed at Hong Kong Airport by sea and shipped to the world after going through customs formalities, aviation security checks and boards in "one stop".

On April 18 this year, the airport center was officially put into operation. As the country's first cross-border sea-air transport project with direct access to the empty side of the airport, the airport center created the first cross-border security check front in the country. By setting up a Hong Kong airport cargo terminal in Dongguan, the functions of export cargo assembly, aviation security check, boarding, as well as import cargo unloading and tallying are extended to the mainland. Enterprises can achieve "one-stop" direct loading of import and export goods through the Hong Kong airport in the airport center.

"the customs clearance of the exported goods through the airport center is much quicker. From loading the goods to completing all the customs declaration, inspection and other links and transporting them to the Hong Kong airport, the whole process takes less than one day, and the operating cost is reduced by 30%." Cao Haosheng, general manager of Huahai Science and Technology Logistics supply chain Co., Ltd.

Cai Xianwei, deputy director of the integrated operations department of Huangpu Customs, said that when the first phase is fully completed in 2025, the annual cargo handling capacity will exceed 1 million tons, allowing more Guangdong to make "silky" flights around the world.

The rule of law is the best business environment. In the construction forest of Qianhai in Shenzhen, the 283-meter-high "U" building Qianhai No.1 is eye-catching, and the Shenzhen International Arbitration Court is here.

As the first arbitration institution in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, Shenzhen International Arbitration Court was founded in 1983, setting a precedent for employing overseas arbitrators and merging Chinese arbitration institutions. After the official addition of the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area International Arbitration Center" in 2021, it continues to deepen cooperation with Hong Kong and Macao to build a global international arbitration center.

"the cost of transnational litigation is high, the cycle is long, and it consumes a lot to both parties. The Qianhai International Business transfer Center Group has set up a team of international mediators from more than 30 countries and regions to quickly eliminate a protracted commercial dispute in an invisible way, providing legal support for the construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and Belt and Road Initiative. " Wen Guihe, executive chairman and secretary-general of Shenzhen Qianhai International Commercial Mediation Center, for example, such as operating loan financial disputes, can be mediated in less than a week, with a performance rate of 96%.

In 2022, the parties to the arbitration case of Shenzhen International Arbitration Court involved 38 countries and regions, with a total dispute amount of 127.2 billion yuan, ranking first in Asia and the top three in the world. Up to now, the parties of Shenzhen International Arbitration Court cover 137 countries and regions, and the arbitrators cover 114 countries and regions.

Innovate and start a business to break new ground

The market-oriented, legalized and international business environment builds a strong "gravitational field" for local high-quality development.

Rand Al-Juhani, a manufacturing expert from Finland, recently arrived in Foshan to take charge of the newly built Anderitz Intelligent Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

"the project was put into production in less than a year, and the speed of China is amazing." He said that the project mainly produces core components in the fields of feed and biofuels, pulping and papermaking, with an estimated annual output value of more than 150 million yuan. Previously, the company only has the process and business of evaporator heating plate in the factory in Hungary. "Foshan factory is not a simple copy, but a full range of process upgrading." Al-Juhani said that if better processes and products were born in Foshan, it would also feed European factories.

"A healthy business environment is like sunshine, rain and fertile soil." Miao Peiyun, chief operating officer of Anderitz, said, "our global headquarters in Austria has always included the Chinese business in an important layout and continued to expand the Chinese team; the domestic team has also continued to increase investment in R & D and develop new technologies and products."

The Great Bay area has released a strong attraction not only to foreign talents, but also to compatriots in Hong Kong and Macao. When I came to the north area of Qianhai Shenzhen Hong Kong Youth Dream Factory, the roof of the colorful building was covered with green plants, and the bright red sign "Ehub" on the glass exterior wall came into view. "it provides space for the transformation of the achievements of growing and innovative enterprises and scientific research institutions, helps entrepreneurs to achieve" from 1 to 10 years, and creates opportunities for the development of young people in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. " Said Yang Siwei, general manager of Shenzhen Qianhai Park Operation Co., Ltd.

"I came to Shenzhen in 2021. The North District officially opened in July last year, and I settled in under the introduction of my friends. DreamWorks provides us with office space, talent apartments, and can apply for various start-up subsidies. " Deng Qiao, a Hong Kong designer and founder of Yuanjue Culture and Technology Co., Ltd., wears a white shirt with two minority cartoon dolls on his chest. "this is my IP, inspired by traditional Chinese paper-cuts and New year pictures. 56 dolls wear different national costumes, as well as pillows and decorative paintings."

"Last year was the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. I held an open-air exhibition in Hong Kong to give Hong Kong people an in-depth understanding of our country and nation." Deng said, "now that our whole family has come to settle in Shenzhen, we hope to gather more artists and designers from Shenzhen and Hong Kong to create more new projects through new forms and new ideas."

At present, the North District of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth Dream Factory has 5 entrepreneurial accelerators and 139 entrepreneurial teams, including 57 Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and international teams. the industry direction covers artificial intelligence, supply chain management, digital economy, professional services and other fields.